The Speed Train

The Speed Train The Speed Train does Website Design, Web Management, Optimization, SEO, Lead Generation & App Development

I couldn’t resist replacing the ad behind me because it says something about marketing right now: AI can take us from an...
10/20/2026

I couldn’t resist replacing the ad behind me because it says something about marketing right now: AI can take us from an idea to ten finished versions before we have finished our coffee, but faster does not automatically mean better.

It can write the headline, create the image and package the campaign. What it cannot do on its own is understand why someone should care, which promise feels credible or what needs to happen after they click.

That part still belongs to people who understand the business, the customer and the goal.

So yes, use AI. We do. Just use it to sharpen the thinking, not replace it.

Is AI helping you make better marketing or simply more of it?

10/16/2026

Every Black Friday, businesses pay for more traffic without asking whether their website can handle it.

One client had already tried the plugins and quick fixes. The site was still struggling.

The problem was not one setting. It was the combination of images, scripts, plugins, hosting and how the entire site loaded.

After fixing the real bottlenecks, the website reached 90 on mobile and 99 on desktop.

More traffic only helps when your website is ready for it.

Comment “READY” and we’ll send you our five-point Black Friday website check.

AI search has created a new market for old shortcuts.But Google’s guidance is surprisingly clear: make your website craw...
10/14/2026

AI search has created a new market for old shortcuts.

But Google’s guidance is surprisingly clear: make your website crawlable, useful, credible and easy to use.

The businesses gaining visibility will not be the ones chasing every AI hack. They will be the ones publishing real expertise, answering better questions and giving search engines something worth citing.

Swipe through the four distractions Google says you can ignore.

Comment “AI” and we’ll send you our 7-point website visibility checklist.

This Thanksgiving, we are grateful for every client who has trusted us with their business, every partner who has worked...
10/12/2026

This Thanksgiving, we are grateful for every client who has trusted us with their business, every partner who has worked alongside us and everyone who continues to support The Speed Train.

Thank you for being part of our journey.

Happy Thanksgiving from The Speed Train 💛

10/09/2026

Before , place a test order on your website from your phone. Apply the discount, complete checkout and check that the purchase records correctly.

You want to find the problems before customers do, and know which campaigns deserve more of your budget.

Need help checking your website’s speed, checkout or tracking? Comment “READY” for consultation details.

Swipe to the end for our Ghostbusters encounter at Sankofa Square. 👻

Most website work is sold as a solution before anyone has proved what the problem is.A redesign can improve how a websit...
09/24/2026

Most website work is sold as a solution before anyone has proved what the problem is.

A redesign can improve how a website looks. It cannot compensate for poor hosting, weak search demand, unclear messaging or a confusing path to enquiry.

That is why our consultations begin with diagnosis.

We look at the website as a whole, identify what is limiting it and establish the right order of work. Sometimes the answer is speed optimization. Sometimes it is SEO, structure or messaging. Sometimes the smartest decision is leaving something alone.

Good advice should help you spend less carelessly and invest more confidently.

Comment “AUDIT” and we’ll send you our 10-point Website Second Opinion checklist.

09/22/2026

Slow WordPress website? Installing another speed plugin may not solve it.

This client had already tried plugins and quick fixes. The website was still slow.

That is because website speed optimization is not one setting or one button. We examined the images, code, scripts, caching, server response and mobile experience. Then we tested, adjusted and tested again.

The Google PageSpeed Insights results after optimization:

Desktop: 99
Mobile: 90
Core Web Vitals: Passed

The scores are satisfying, but the real result is a website that loads quickly, stays stable and does not make potential customers wait.

Comment “SPEED” and we’ll DM you the five checks we make before recommending a fix.

Sometimes the most expensive thing you can do to your website is keep guessing.A new plugin. Another redesign. More adve...
09/18/2026

Sometimes the most expensive thing you can do to your website is keep guessing.

A new plugin. Another redesign. More advertising sent to a page that still is not doing its job.

Not every problem needs more work. Sometimes it needs a better diagnosis.

Our consultations give business owners an honest second opinion before they spend again. We look at the website, speed, SEO and the systems behind it, then help you separate what needs attention now from what can wait.

Comment “CLARITY” and we’ll DM you five questions to help you see where your website may be getting stuck.

09/15/2026

Good partnerships are rarely built on two people seeing the same thing.

One of us is usually looking towards the next idea. The other is noticing what needs protecting before we move.

That is how Dilaira Dubash and I have built The Speed Train. Not by agreeing on everything, but by trusting that the business is never being watched from only one direction.

There is real comfort in building with someone who has your back. 💛

The hour has come. 💛For a while now, we’ve been quietly working on something completely different from anything we’ve bu...
09/14/2026

The hour has come. 💛

For a while now, we’ve been quietly working on something completely different from anything we’ve built before.

It started, appropriately enough, with a conversation.

We kept talking about how strange it is that we can live in a city surrounded by millions of people and still rarely have the opportunity to meet someone completely new and simply talk. No networking agenda. No profile to study beforehand. No swiping through photographs. Just curiosity and an hour of your time.

Somewhere along the way, that conversation became Onehourone

We didn’t want to announce it while it was still just an idea. We wanted to see whether real people would actually sign up, show up and give an hour to a stranger.

Last Sunday, they did.

Our first pairings took place online, the conversations happened, and afterwards the feedback started coming in. Positive, thoughtful, and perhaps most importantly, enough to make us think: there might really be something here.

So now we’re finally sharing it.

The pilot is underway and we’re going to learn as we go. We’ve written the full story of how OneHourOne started, what we’re trying to do and why we decided to build it.

Read the full story at onehourone.com and follow the experiment at Onehourone.

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319 Jarvis Street
Toronto, ON
M5B0C8

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 11pm
Tuesday 8am - 11pm
Wednesday 8am - 11pm
Thursday 8am - 11pm
Friday 8am - 11pm
Saturday 8am - 11pm
Sunday 8am - 11pm

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